Film: Tulia, Texas: Scenes from the Drug War
Wednesday Feb 25, 12:30pm Katy Campus Cyber Lounge
Might the “war on drugs” be used for ulterior motives? On Wednesday, February 25, Pandora’s Box Continuing education class will view and discuss Tulia, Texas. This investigation of a landmark court case, in which more than three dozen African Americans from a small panhandle town were arrested and many convicted and given harsh prison terms, uncovers deep-rooted assumptions about race and crime that permeate our society and undermine our justice system. Today America has the largest prison population in the world; in some states as much as 15 percent of the black male population is incarcerated. Tulia, Texas shows one reason why. Criminal justice professor and former ATF agent Rudy Hardy will introduce the film and lead discussions afterwards.
Trailer from the film
For more information:
The film website at http://www.tuliatexasfilm.com/
California Newsreel site with links to more information http://www.newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0218
Speaker: Dr. Jill Carroll on religious tolerance in America
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Tuesday, February 24, 12:30pm Katy Campus Cyber Lounge
Is peaceful coexistence between people of different religions and cultures possible? On Tuesday, February 24, Pandora’s Box presents Dr. Jill Carroll, Executive Director of the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University, who will discuss “The Challenges of Religious Diversity in America.” As a scholar in religious studies, Dr. Carroll has spent over two decades studying the world¹s religions and major religious movements their histories, principal founders, central beliefs, basic rituals, current issues, and their impact in public life and in contemporary politics. Geology Professor Carolyn Miller will introduce the program.
For more information:
Houston Belief Blog Talking Tolerance